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{{Infobox OS | {{Infobox OS | ||
| name = OS/8 | | name = OS/8 | ||
| creator = DEC | | creator = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] | ||
| year introduced = 1970? | | year introduced = 1970? | ||
| architecture = PDP-8 | | architecture = [[PDP-8]] | ||
| type = Time-sharing | | type = [[Time-sharing]] | ||
| multitasking = limited with multiuser | | multitasking = limited with multiuser | ||
}} | }} | ||
OS/8 was the primary | OS/8 was the primary [[operating system]] for the [[PDP-8]]. OS/8 is different from modern OS's as you don't change paths/drives you assign the DSK: volume to whatever disk it is you want to work from. Also running exe's have to be on the SYS: volume. | ||
== Example of usage == | == Example of usage == | ||
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[[Category:PDP-8 Operating Systems]] | [[Category:PDP-8 Operating Systems]] | ||
[[Category:DEC Operating Systems]] | |||
Revision as of 19:10, 5 April 2018
| OS/8 | |
| Type: | Time-sharing |
|---|---|
| Creator: | DEC |
| Multitasking: | limited with multiuser |
| Architecture: | PDP-8 |
| Date Released: | 1970? |
OS/8 was the primary operating system for the PDP-8. OS/8 is different from modern OS's as you don't change paths/drives you assign the DSK: volume to whatever disk it is you want to work from. Also running exe's have to be on the SYS: volume.
Example of usage
delete basic.* deassign dsk: assign rxa1: dsk: squish sys: copy rxa0:<rxa1:*.sv R FRTS ADVENT (ESCAPE)
Some commands
HELP
BASIC
DELETE
deletes a file. You can use wildcards.
SQUISH
Squish is like defrag, in that it'll actually delete files, and move stuff around so you can get the maximum free space..
COPY
copy copys a file, but the syntax is different from most OS's...
copy Destination:<source:FILES
So that the follwing:
copy rxa0:<rxa1:*.sv
copys all the .sv files from rxa1 to rxa0
RUN
Interesting notes
OS/8 could run under another OS RTS/8 as a virtualized guest, allowing each user to have their own virtual PDP-8.
